Definitions for sports
spɔrts, spoʊrtssports

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 13 votes

1. sportsnoun

   Plural form of sport.

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1. Sports

   Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a match) is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with major competitions such as the Olympic Games admitting only sports meeting this definition. Other organisations, such as the Council of Europe, preclude activities without a physical element from classification as sports. However, a number of competitive, but non-physical, activities claim recognition as mind sports. The International Olympic Committee (through ARISF) recognises both chess and bridge as bona fide sports, and SportAccord, the international sports federation association, recognises five non-physical sports: bridge, chess, draughts (checkers), Go and xiangqi, and limits the number of mind games which can be admitted as sports.Sport is usually governed by a set of rules or customs, which serve to ensure fair competition, and allow consistent adjudication of the winner. Winning can be determined by physical events such as scoring goals or crossing a line first. It can also be determined by judges who are scoring elements of the sporting performance, including objective or subjective measures such as technical performance or artistic impression. Records of performance are often kept, and for popular sports, this information may be widely announced or reported in sport news. Sport is also a major source of entertainment for non-participants, with spectator sport drawing large crowds to sport venues, and reaching wider audiences through broadcasting. Sport betting is in some cases severely regulated, and in some cases is central to the sport. According to A.T. Kearney, a consultancy, the global sporting industry is worth up to $620 billion as of 2013. The world's most accessible and practised sport is running, while association football is the most popular spectator sport.

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1. sports

   Sports can be broadly defined as physical activities or games that involve skill, strategy, and/or physical exertion, typically played competitively, organized, and regulated by rules. Sports can be team-based or individual, outdoor or indoor, and may include a variety of disciplines such as running, throwing, kicking, hitting, and swimming. They often aim to entertain, provide recreation, promote physical fitness, and foster social interaction.

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1. Sports

   Sport refers to a competitive physical activity. Sport is generally recognised as activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity. Sports are usually governed by rules to ensure fair competition and consistent adjudication of the winner. Records of performance are often kept and reported in sport news. Sport is a major source of entertainment with spectator sports drawing large crowds and reaching wider audiences through sports broadcasting.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.6 / 37 votes

1. Sports

   Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 3 votes

1. sports

   Plural form of the word sport.

   The children loved sports and being able and active and having fun together.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

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   Sports

   Sports is an exercise that is done daily and also makes the body strong

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on May 17, 2022  

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1. sports

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPORTS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sports is ranked #64200 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sports surname appeared 310 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sports.
   
   88% or 273 total occurrences were White.
   7.4% or 23 total occurrences were Black.
   1.9% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.9% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sports' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2427

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sports' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2143

Anagrams for sports »

1. strops

How to pronounce sports?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sports in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sports in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sports in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sports in a Sentence

1. Neil Macker:

   One of the things that Disney/Hotstar has in India that they [ Netflix ] don't have is live sports, their competitors are using other things [ to hook viewers ].

2. Eurosport Chief Executive Peter Hutton:

   ( But now) as Sky and BT spend so much money around the football you actually see them spending a lot less around the other sports and that's a good opportunity for us.

3. Yang Weiguang:

   It was very sudden, he was in such good health, and he loved sports. It’s sad to see a doctor with 21 years of experience go like that. Yang Weiguang noted that Li Jing had led the hospital during outbreaks of SARS, dengue fever and the avian flu. Li Jing said colleagues will remember Li Jing as a modest and hardworking man. I believe the reason for this tragedy is that hospitals are too often understaffed.

4. William Nee:

   Sports fans around the world will be paying attention to this story, which includes billions of people, this is an absolutely looming disaster for the Chinese government. Every day that gets closer to the Winter The Beijing Olympics, the disaster gets bigger and bigger for them -- if they don't resolve this.

5. Crystal Echo-Hawk:

   Native peoples have been organizing to eliminate racist sports mascots for decades, kansas City Chiefs're not going to tire.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sports
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sports
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html